Improvement in skates



wel@ uw 'gtlnitrd www HORACE B. HOOKER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW -YORK.

Letter-'s Patent lVo. 82,953-, dated October 13, 1868; mttedatedSeptember 28, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN' SKATES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HORACE B. HOOKER, of thecity of Rochester, lin the State of New York, have invented a new anuseful Improved Skate; and I do hereby declare tha the following is afu1l,fclear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, making part of this specifica tion, in which-Figure l is a Vside elevation.

Figure 2 is a top View.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

lo enable those skilled in the art, I will proceed to describe itsconstruction 'and operation.

On the rear end of any kind of skate, I pnt a post, B, on the top endot'wllich l eut a thread and, put a 'jam-nut, G, and 'I also attachrigidly a heel-plate, D, y

on the top end, above the jaln-nut G.-

'lhe front part of the plate D has ariiang'e, a, and the ange has formedon it two or morespurs, b, made parallel with the plate D.

On the rear of the plate D, I pivot two clamps, G, which are adjustabletransversely, and held to any desired position by the jam-nut C. Theremay be a washer put between the clamps and the jam-nut, if required, andthe heel of the runner may be turned upwards so as to form the post. forthe heel-plate, if preferred, and forni an elastic healing.

The object of this invention is to make an adjustable fastening for theheel of the'boct on the heel-plate of a skate. l

The operation is such that the heel of the boot, having slnall holes` inthe front for the spurs b, they are entered on placing the heel `on theplate. The clamps are drawn up to the back ofthe heel, the jamnut C isthen screwed up .to the parallel portion of the clamp, which is heldfirmly between the nut G and 'plate D, and the perpendicular portion ofthe clamp Gr holds the heel firmly, (in conjunction with the flange a.)

What/I claim as vmy invention, and wish to seclue by-Letters Patent, l`s

A skate, having a' heel-plate, D, with its flange a, and spurs b, incombination with the adjustable clamp G and jam-nut C, all actingconjointly, as herein shown, and for the purpose set forth.

p H. B. HOOKER. Witnesses.: 4

` IRA A. HEBBARD,

JAS. LORENZO GAGE.

